GDT: Habs at Leafs (Now, Monday)

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I think Barron starts the year
But Mailloux has made it a veeeery short leash possibly

Logan has definitely looked more good than bad, you gotta hand it to him

Gotta respectfully disagree. I don't think the plan at all is to keep mailloux up. I think they were hoping Sharron would show enough to warrant staying up for the start of the season at least but since they need someone to fill in as a 7th D until Matheson returns, I think it'll be norlinder honestly. Besides mailloux, he deserves it

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Between this guy, RB, Guhle and Hutson we could have a beast of a blueline down the road.

I got crucified on here a few months ago for saying that that Habs future D core will be the best since the 1970s dynasty

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I got crucified on here a few months ago for saying that that Habs future D core will be the best since the 1970s dynasty

We've had some really good cores. The 90s we had a good group. In the 80s we had Robinson, Chelios, Svoboda, Green, Ludwig...

But you could be right. There's some great talent coming up. I'm excited about Hutson.

 

[The Real Timo]

I spent afternoon golfing. Glad to see that leafs started practicing their choke job early.

We've had some really good cores. The 90s we had a good group. In the 80s we had Robinson, Chelios, Svoboda, Green, Ludwig...

But you could be right. There's some great talent coming up. I'm excited about Hutson.

I usually don’t pay too much attention so prob missed the update - was Hutson dressed for any of the preseason games? Or rookie games? Or is he injured?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I spent afternoon golfing. Glad to see that leafs started practicing their choke job early.


I usually don’t pay too much attention so prob missed the update - was Hutson dressed for any of the preseason games? Or rookie games? Or is he injured?

He's getting ready for his college team. Wasn't at camp this year.

 

[FourQuarters]

Let Kirby babysit Slaf please

 

[The Real Timo]

To be fair, lifting all that poutine should count for something.

Savard is like Kung Fu Panda. Looks chunky but can be surprisingly agile and quick.

 

[calder candidate]

WoW what a good finish
Everyone everyone look pretty good, and this was vs. a NHL squad.
Allen let in a soft one but made so big save.
Monahan showed lot of skills and poise what a great signing… (still can’t believe we got a first to take him and if he can stay healthy we could get another 1st)
Dach showed flashes of being a elite player that can be dominant.
Mailloux showed all is tools walkin that blue line, passing and shooting.
Suzuki, Caufeild, Anderson started off hot than might of been a bit quiet after that but finish strong finish
Kovacevic probably had a is best game very smart, big, reliable and great deal.
Harris took a lot of hit but made the play every time and moved the puck well.
Xhekaj played a lot better it isn’t perfect but I rather had that all in energy than sitting back trying not to make mistake.
Norlinder bought him self a lot more time he having a kind of unexpectedly good camp.
Savard, RHP was fine
Gallagher, Pearson these guy seem a step behind but these vet will fine a way to contribute.
Evans is a good complementary player than but there is much to complement on The 4th line.
Slaf made a few plays and pass that could have been goal but he still seem like he is holding back need to keep is feet moving and be aggressive in is decision making, I have him start game one in MTL to stay around the team but if he doesn’t take a step in the first few games send him to the AHL to be the player everyone is leaning on to lead the team on the ice, lot of ice time lot of touches it will help him out a lot he need to play top 6minutes.
Yolonen had some flashes but to me he isn’t a top 6 and considering the rest of our bottom 6 he is just too soft and light.
Heineman as the tools we are looking for but not sure he did enough to steal a job he doesn’t need to go on waiver some time in the AHL won’t hurt him will have a spot by the trade deadline.

 

[Habs]

Savard is like Kung Fu Panda. Looks chunky but can be surprisingly agile and quick.

Fat Jesus sucks I hate him

 

[larek]

If he is physically unprepared for the season, I hope he's the guy that gets dealt early... can't see the point in keeping him around if he's not leading by example and he's getting outplayed by the next gen.

He will have a good chance of being injured

 

[Habs10Habs]

Sorry Leafs, no Cup for you!

Very entertaining game. I've been sitting here the last two hours humming their goal song, while laughing my ass off.

 

[CHwest]

how the f*** are my Giants paying Jones 40 mill a year?

By the time the season ends it will work out to about 1.45 million per interception.

 

[SlafySZN]

Let Kirby babysit Slaf please

If he can mold him into a kirby 2.0 i’m all for it

 

[ChesterNimitz]

So the solution is to play Harris with Suzuki and Caufield ?

Harris is greatly under appreciated here. He played a strong game , skated well and blocked a number of dangerous shots.

Are we finishing bottom 5 or making Da Playoff now??

Both.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Let Kirby babysit Slaf please

I'm hoping Kirby can do to Slaf what Caufield and Suzuki did to him.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Harris is greatly under appreciated here. He played a strong game , skated well and blocked a number of dangerous shots.


Both.

Most people seem to believe that he has the profile of a puck moving defenseman, perhaps due to his size; I've actually seen many assert that Arber is the superior defensive player. His style of game and lack of physicality defies the traditional perception of a quality defender, leading to this misperception.

 

[Team_Spirit]

14-22 are boxed all everything is fine

Until Jordan Harris shows up and magneto everyone wtfffff wow

Go Leafs go

 

[themilosh]

I'm hoping Kirby can do to Slaf what Caufield and Suzuki did to him.

I think this is why Slaf stays with the Habs :: hugo is counting on Suzuki, CC, Dach to mould Slaf into their core 4, turn him into Captain America.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Harris had a good game. He’s a solid defenseman. I wish he had more of either a shot or a good playmaking instinct because it’s hard to field 15 point dmen these days.

 

[Miller Time]

Harris had a good game. He’s a solid defenseman. I wish he had more of either a shot or a good playmaking instinct because it’s hard to field 15 point dmen these days.

That's good cuz Harris put up 17pts in 65 games, as a rookie, on one of the worst offensive teams in decades. So you don't need to worry about him only bring a 15pt dman :Sarcasm:

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

14-22 are boxed all everything is fine

Until Jordan Harris shows up and magneto everyone wtfffff wow

Go Leafs go

Leafs defense was so bad on that goal, it's beautiful. they all bit and followed the drop pass like lemmings.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

With both Matheson and Guhle not playing, you can see the respect that MSL has for Harris’ mobility, vision and IQ by playing him on the first overtime rotation. Harris is greatly underrated by many on this Board.

 

[FourQuarters]

I'm hoping Kirby can do to Slaf what Caufield and Suzuki did to him.

I'm expecting more.
Kirby complement Nick&Cole, but they have different style, different sizes. But Slaf is as big as Kirby, we hope he could play physical as Kirby. And, Slaf is in the similar situation to Kirby in Chicago, Kirby could share his experience about how to handle the pressure, not just skills.

 

[HuGort]

If Habs get any goal tending at all they be a decent team this year

 

[The Great Weal]

If Habs get any goal tending at all they be a decent team this year

I doubt it. The bottom 6 is going to be very unproductive, Matheson is made of glass, and as good as Guhle is, he won't be providing elite offense consistently to support the top 6 (and he has serious issues staying healthy). While I do expect Suzuki/CC to be excellent, Dach/Slaf to improve from last year, and Newhook to be a solid addition, I doubt it's going to be enough to keep us outside the bottom 10. Monahan will have difficulty staying healthy and Anderson is the most inconsistent player in the league.

As you mentioned, goaltending is a giant question mark right now. Allen looks like dog shit and who knows if Monty can repeat playing well for us consistently as a starter.